This press release outlines ACT Party's advocacy for a smaller, more efficient government through department cuts, public service reform, and reduced bureaucracy, emphasizing cost savings and improved accountability to taxpayers.
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No, there's no right number, but when you consider that this means we've basically got a regulator of some sort for every town the size of fielding in this country. It does feel like we're a small country with far too big a government. And then you look at some specific examples. We we drilled into dogs because it's just a bit of fun. I mean, there's five different government agencies that regulate dogs. There's eleven different laws that regulate dogs, uh, and then there's a bunch of subagencies. I mean, then there's the the police, the SPCA, and so on. Um, so there's actually just a crazy number of people involved in regulating dogs. Now, why does that matter? Because the minister for the local government is currently trying to, you know, deal to dog attacks. The number of people he has to deal with if he's going to do anything meaningful. I'm not saying he won't succeed, but you just feel that a lot of things would be easier if we looked at these and said, hey, maybe we need fewer agencies focused on doing things that are essential. We get better results, less costs, and it'll be easier to fix things.
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reducing bureaucratic complexity for efficiency
David Seymour: Regulation Minister calls for consolidation after 267 different regulators discovered in new reportexposing a tangled web of unnecessary oversight
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Smaller, more efficient Government just what the doctor ordered**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 19 May 2026\\ \\ “Fewer departments, fewer bureaucrats, and the public service sucking up less taxpayer money is just what the doctor ordered,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**Spotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction.
